UNSPSC 50381972: Red delicious apple purees

The variety of apples known as red delicious apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381972 Red delicious apple purees is a Commodity code covering canned and processed apple products, including applesauce and apple crisps, that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, health and human services residential centers, and state hospitals. Recent solicitations show governments buying canned applesauce by the truckload (4,760 cases for Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school districts (Austin Independent School District), and fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Hancock County Schools ordered Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples by the case for the 2026-27 school year). School districts and county boards of education are the dominant issuing bodies, alongside state corrections and health and human services agencies; state departments of corrections in Oregon and Texas, school nutrition programs at independent and county school districts, and state health commissions appear repeatedly. The code sees active procurement in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois, with school nutrition contracting concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest through June 2026.

Recent representative opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, responses due July 31, 2026, historical award price $21.84 per case), Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including produce for El Paso State Supported Living Center (bids due July 13, 2026, prior-period value $1.5 million), Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (sealed bids due June 26, 2026, delivery to three school locations), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 Master Grocery K-12 to supply 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens (sealed bids due April 27, 2026, contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). Most solicitations require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), firm fixed pricing inclusive of delivery, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications and food safety standards including HACCP plans and FDA/USDA regulatory standards.